Anna Eliza Cady and I have something in common. Our fathers were butchers. My father worked in a grocery store meat department. I like to imagine Anna’s father, John Cady, dressed in a long, white apron, working behind the counter in a small meat market. However, it’s more likely he worked alongside many other butchers, … More The Butcher’s Daughter
Philip J. Clark was a 23 year old bachelor, in August, 1872, when he sat for photographer, Samuel Montague Fassett, at 501 Wabash Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois. His birthday was in August, and I wonder if this photo was taken to mark the occasion. Seven years later, Philip wed Miss Sarah E. Fletcher, and the … More Phil Clark’s Snapshot
Harald Fredericksen, and his son, Harold Victor Byron Mozart, posed for this photo, in Chicago, Illinois. Harald immigrated to the United States, from Denmark, in 1869, and settled in Chicago, Illinois. He married Hermina Stocker, an immigrant from Norway. Harald worked as a clerk and bookkeeper. The couple had three daughters, Ella, Olga, and Dagmar. Mozart … More Don’t call me Mozart
This cabinet card has so much going for it! From the lovely studio backdrop to the girl’s big-eyed, faraway stare, to the awkward pose made to show off her dress bustle (and wow, what a bustle!) Bustles reached extreme proportions in the mid-1880s. The back of the card is just as interesting. The artwork offers … More Cloudy Days Good As Sunshine
the rescued photo 